Formula1Fan

Unfortunately it wasn't a very Merry Christmas as I ran over a curb and scratched my rim. It's about 1/2 inch and kind of deep. The car is only 2 weeks old. I was planning on having it repaired like the wheels on an M4 I had. However those wheels and I suspect the ones on my E53 are machine finished. When I repaired the M4 wheels it left some tiny but visible grooves around the entire face of the rim. Its not noticeable from a distance but when get close enough you can see the grooves. The repair shop did inform me this would happen as the wheels needed to be re-machined.

I am not sure what's worse looking at the curb rash for the next 3 years or the grooves in the wheel. Anyone have any experience with having their wheels re-machined?

Thanks

S63AMG888

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Formula1Fan

I didn't purchase the wheel plan as its just become too expensive here in NY.

I will contact my dealer to see what they say. I was hesitant to bring in a middle man but it's probably the best way to get it done properly.

Thanks.

S63AMG888

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suby01

My AMG 18" wheels were repaired, within 3 months of car ownership. All wheels can be repaired based on what I know, you just need to find an experienced shop to have the tools and knowledge to process the repair and return the wheel to as good as new OEM condition.
I also had my WORK Wheels by Rays repaired a few times at 1K+ per wheel retail its worth spending a few hundred to repair it. And they were brought back to like new condition.
Also it may be beneficial of actually looking for aftermarket wheels, if that is something that a owner would be open to. Personally if I damaged 2 or more of my OEM AMG wheels at once and they needed to be replaced I would not pay over 3k for factory replacements but I would go aftermarket at that point.

E634Me

Have had two of my wheels repaired for curb rash by a mobile rim repair person. Did a pretty good job. Can I see the spots if I look hard, yeah. Have I gotten over it, pretty much. Cost, about $200 total.

If the guy had taken a bit more time and waited a bit longer for everything to dry so he could apply a little black paint along the edge of the wheel to sharpen up the sliver along the edge of the wheel where it's a bit wider in the area of the repair, I think you'd have a really hard time spotting it even if you knew about it.

I have a new bit of damage that occurred while the car was in the shop for CEL diagnostics. Didn't catch the damage till a few days after I'd had the car back. Didn't bring it up to the shop, maybe they'd have taken care of it, but figured likely not and wasn't worth the fight. Next time will walk around the car with camera and photo all four wheels as well as video body. Same on pick-up.

Could use the same mobile wheel guy as before, but think I'll look for reviews and try someone else on the next one.

The whole process is pretty easy and I could do it my self I'm sure as I've got a pretty well equipped garage, but am getting lazy these days . . .

Formula1Fan

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I looked at the wheel in the daylight (looked at it originally the garage with a flashlight) and its not that bad. My wife told me to leave it b/c there is probably more to come in the future between her and the kids! I just wish it wasn't so soon.

Too add insult to injury I hit what I thought was a pretty harmless NY pothole on my way home yesterday and got a bubble on my front tire. Fortunately, I just purchased the set of Michelin PS AS+'s from tire rack and it was covered under their road hazard warranty program.

It figures when I say I'm going to "self insure" my wheels and tires from now on all hell brakes loose!

ckay

Too expensive? You bought a $100K+ car. I paid $1595 for my wheel & tire for 5 years in NY Metro area. You have to wheel and deal as I was initially quoted $2195.

Benowen

Who gave you that tire/wheel deal? I am in upstate NY and they were quoting $3.5k. I just laughed and said no thank you. But for $1600 it would be a no brainer.

ckay

MB of Nanuet. They will highball you. You will have to work hard to negotiate. My negotiation power was based on the fact that I ordered my car, was given a specific delivery date, and actual delivery was 3 months after the fact. I also negotiated the 4 year pre-paid maintenance and forced their hand to meet my negotiated price, or I take just the car. I do not think you will have much negotiation power at this point but you can always try.

Slugsy

stealth.pilot

A good shop should be able to do it right. I know I had this issue on one of my previous cars and they did an amazing job. Work was done by the dealer although I know they sub it out to a reputable place.

Formula1Fan

Yes I'm going to bring it back to my dealer. They sub it out to a mobile guy who comes to the dealer. I am weary of bringing it to a local shop. The wheels are the nicest part of the car!